Atreus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ἀτρεύς, -έως, ὁ.

son of Atreus: Ἀτρείδης, -ου, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ā̆treus: (dissyl.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 24), ei, m., = Ἀτρεύς.
I A son of Pelops (hence, Pelopeïus, Ov. H. 8, 27) and Hippodamia, brother of Thyestes, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, king of Argos and Mycenœ, Ov. M. 15, 855.—Atrea (acc.), Ov. Am. 3, 12, 39.—Atreu (voc.), Sen. Thyest. 486; 513.—
II Derivv.
   A Ā̆trēĭus or Ā̆trēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Atreus, poet. for Argive, Stat. Th. 8, 743; cf. Pompei. Gram. p. 113 Lind.—
   B Ā̆trīdes (Atridă in nom., Prop. 2, 14, 1), ae, m., a male descendant of Atreus; Atrides, absol. usu. for Agamemnon; in plur.: Atridae, the Atrides, i. e. Agamemnon and Menelaus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 1: non minor Atrides, non bello major et aevo, i. e. not Menelaus, not Agamemnon, Ov. M. 12, 623; cf. id. ib. 13, 359; 15, 162.—In dat. and abl. plur.: Atridis, Hor. S. 2, 3, 203; Ov. P. 1, 7, 32.—In acc. plur.: Atridas superbos, Hor. C. 1, 10, 13.—In sing.,
   (a)    For Agamemnon, Prop. 4, 6, 23; Hor. C. 2, 4, 7; id. Ep. 1, 2, 12; id. S. 2, 3, 187; Ov. M. 13, 189; 13, 230; 13, 365; 13, 439; 13, 655 et saep.—
   (b)    For Menelaus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 43; Ov. M. 15, 805.—Sarcastically: Atrides, of Domitian, as a haughty ruler of Rome, Juv. 4, 65.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) Atreūs,¹² eī, m. (Ἀτρεύς), Atrée [fils de Pélops, roi de Mycènes] : Cic. Tusc. 4, 77 ; Ov. M. 15, 855 ; Am. 3, 12, 39.
(2) Atrēŭs, a, um (Ἄτρειος), d’Atrée : Stat. Th. 8, 743.

Latin > German (Georges)

Atreus, eī, Akk. eum u. (b. Dichtern) zuw. ea, Vok. Atreu, m. (Ἀτρεύς), Sohn des Pelops u. der Hippodamia, Bruder des Thyestes, Vater des Agamemnon u. Menelaus, König von Argos u. Mykene, Acc. tr. 198. Varr. r. r. 2, 1, 6. Cic. Tusc. 4, 77. Ov. met. 15, 855; am. 3, 12, 39. Sen. Thy. 486 (wo Akk. Atrea) u. ibid. 513 (wo Vok. Atreu); vgl. Hyg. fab. 85 sqq. – Seine Schicksale als Gegenstand einer gleichnam. Tragödie des Attius, Gell. 13, 2, 2. – Dav.: a) Atrēus, a, um, atrëisch, poet. für argivisch, sanguis, Stat. Theb. 8, 743. – b) Atrīdēs u. (selten) Atrīda, ae, Vok. u. Abl. ā, m. (Ἀτρείδης), männlicher Nachkomme des Atreus, der Atride, non minor Atr. (Menelaus), non bello maior et aevo (Agamemnon), Ov. met. 12, 632 (u. so minor Atr. auch Ov. her. 5, 101. Sen. Agam. 513. Auson. ep. 16, 11. p. 175 Schenkl.; u. so Atr. öfter für Agamemnon, Hor. u.a. (auch Apul. de deo Socr. 17); seltener für Menelaus, Hor. u.a.: im Plur. Atridae, die Atriden, d.i. Agamemnon u. Menelaus, Plaut., Hor. u.a.: reges Atridae, Poet. tr. b. Cornif. rhet. 3, 34 (Ribbeck Trag. fr. p. 238, 1: reges et Atridae). – / Nom. Atrida, Prop. 2, 14, 1. Sen. Agam. 292: Akk. Atridam, M. Caes. b. Fronto ad M. Caes. 1, 4. p. 10, 20 N. u. 1, 5. p. 12, 15, N. Auson. ep. 16, 11. p. 175 Schenkl: Vok. Atrida, Hor. sat. 2, 3, 187: Abl. Atridā, Sen. Agam. 293. Epit. Iliad. 327.